Stable-floor



(No Model.)4

STABLE FLGE-A,

Patentedqmy 21, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

ROBERT W. MCLAURY, OFVALTON, NEV YORK.

STABLE-FLOOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 456,274,1datedJuly 21, 1891.

Application iilefl March 4, 1891.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT W. MCLAURY, a citizen of the United States, residing at \Valton, in the county of Delaware and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Stable-'Flooigof which thefollowing is a specification. A

Tile invention relates to improvements in stables.

The object of the present invention is lo Simplify and improve the construction of stables and to provide a floor which will en,- able the stable to be readily cleaned and which will enable cows to be conveniently and cleanly kept during winter.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure l is a plan View of a portion of a stable-floor constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig.2 is a longitudinal sectional View, the hinged open portion being raised. Fig. S'is a transverse sectional view.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, l designates the main sills or joists of a stablefloor, and secured to the joists l is a bottom board 2 of a trough, which is arranged at the outer end of the stalls and which is composed of the said bottom board and an outer side board 8, and is adapted to receive the stable cleanings and dirt. Arranged at intervals on the joists l are transverse pieces 4,.which are arranged parallel with the trough or gutter 2 and have secured to them sills 6, that support the iioor of the stalls. The sills are arranged at intervals and are preferably so disposed that one will be located between each animal, and they are provided in their opposed faces with inclined grooves 7, which receive boards S, having their lower ends arranged adjacent the bottom board 2 of the trough or gutter 2, and forming inclined chutes to direct liquid. into the trough or gujtter. The iioor or surface consists ot' a solid portion 9, arranged at the head of the stalls, and an open portion 10, hinged to the solid portion 9 above the boards S and adapted to be raised Serial No.383.'74'7. (Nomoclel.) v

when it is desired to shovel from the inclined` chutes. The upper face of the solid portion 9 is iiush with the upper face of the open portion 10,'which is composed of a series of strips 11, secured together by bolts 12, and spaced by blocks 13. The open portion llis secured in its lowered position by hooks 14, which are constructed of flat metal and extend along the upper edges of the sills G and protect the same, and are provided at their outer ends l5 with projections to engage the hinged portion lO. The inner ends of the hooks are provided with downwardly-projecting points to engage the sills, from between which the inclined board may be moved. It will be seen that the stable-floor is simple and inexpensive in construction and adapt-ed to be readily increased at the stalls by adding more strips ll to accommodate larger animals; and I desire itto be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise details of construction, as I may without departing from the spirit of the invention make minor changes therein, such as beveling the outer ends of the sills 6 and the lower edges of the strips ll, when the open portion 9 is of greater thickness than the solid portion 10 and it is desired to have their upper faces flush. K

Vhat I claim issills 6, the trough or gutter arranged at the outer ends of the sills, the inclined boardsS, forming chutes and arranged between the sills and having their lower ends terminating adjacent to the trough, the solid portion l), arranged upon the sills, the open portion 10, hinged to the solid portion above the boards, and the hooks secured to the sills'and extending along the same and provided at their inner ends with depending points to engage the sills and arranged to engage and'lock the open portion, substantially as described.

2. In a stable-floor, the combination of the sills provided with oppositely-arranged inclined grooves, the trough or gutterarranged at the outer ends of the sills, the inclined boards arranged between the sills in the grooves and being removable therefrom and extending to the trough or gutter and forming l. In a stable-Hoor, the combination of the IOO In testimony that I olaim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT NV, MCLAURY.

Witnesses:

ELI T. GOULD, EDWIN W. POND. 

